Lu Mingfei, who had read Dragon Clan before slaying the dragon

"Agreement?" Lu Mingfei frowned slightly.

"I don't know the specific content of the agreement. I just heard about it." Xia Mi said, "The party that completes the agreement first has the right to devour the other party. It seems that Odin wants to take a different path from the other one, so he left Nibelungen in the Arctic and came to this city."

"But Odin seems to be no longer in this city." Lu Mingfei said.

"Yes, that's why he asked Uncle Chu to stay in this city to replace him. He started looking for a candidate a long time ago." Xia Mi nodded and said, "Because one day he will leave here and return to the Arctic, but he can't completely give up this Nibelungen, and Uncle Chu is the best candidate."

Chapter 1122 Xia Mi and Lao Tang's trip to the North Pole

"Regarding the agreement you just mentioned." Chu Zihang suddenly spoke, he looked at Xia Mi and asked, "Is Odin's return to Nibelungen in the Arctic Circle related to their original agreement?"

Xia Mi looked at Chu Zihang, was silent for a moment, and then nodded.

"Your logical ability is really strong." Xia Mi grinned and patted Chu Zihang's shoulder in praise, "You are worthy of being the man I like."

"So you are going there also for the promise with the King of Sky and Wind?" Lu Mingfei asked Xia Mi.

"This is what I'm curious about, but it doesn't really matter." Xia Mi shook her head and said, "Because I don't even know what they agreed on. I haven't been to the Nibelungen either. Everything there is unknown to me. I only know that there has always been a Nibelungen in the Arctic Circle. It's the territory of the King of Sky and Wind. Going there would be a life-threatening adventure for me."

"Then why do you want to go?" Lu Mingfei asked puzzledly.

"As I said just now, a small part of the reason is that I am really curious about the agreement between the Sky and the King of Wind, and the Nibelungen. In fact, after so many years, we Dragon Kings have almost no chance to enter each other's Nibelungen." Xia Mi explained to Lu Mingfei, "The Nibelungen and home have different meanings. Even for us, it is a private place that is not allowed to be entered by our kind. Only the dead and puppets controlled by dragon blood can enter. So entering the Nibelungen of other Dragon Kings is actually a very presumptuous act."

"So despite this, you still ventured into Nibelungen, the land of the King of Sky and Wind?" Lu Mingfei was even more confused.

Xia Mi was silent for a while, then raised her head and looked at Chu Zihang, and slowly said: "Actually, it's because of Chu Zihang."

"For brother? Because of the mark on his body? But wasn't his mark suppressed by the 'Dragon Blood Baptism' in Japan?" Lu Mingfei also turned his head to look at Chu Zihang. He was stunned for a moment, as if he suddenly thought of something.

"Could it be..." Lu Mingfei paused, looked at Xia Mi, and asked for confirmation, "Is it because of Senior Brother's father?"

"Remove the words 'can't' and 'right'." Xia Mi said, "If it's not because of Uncle Chu, what else could it be? Since I can guess that the Odin of this city is Uncle Chu, then I can guess your actions. After all, I am also the Dragon King. My perception of the elemental turbulence in this city is more accurate than yours. In fact, I was there on that rainy night seven years ago, but I was just a bystander."

"I saw from afar a boy driving a Maybach away under the cover of his father and the watchful eyes of Odin. Of course, I didn't know at that time that Uncle Chu was about to become the new 'Odin', but I roughly knew Odin's purpose." Xia Mi said, "I know what the unusual rainstorm some time ago meant. When the Nibelungen in this city overlapped with the real world, if you wanted to rescue the people trapped in Nibelungen, you would definitely choose to act at this time."

"So you went to the Arctic Circle to find Odin to ensure the safety of us and our brothers?" Lu Mingfei's expression was a little strange. He looked at Xia Mi, "Please ask more specifically. I don't know if my guess is right. Are you trying to help us delay Odin? To prevent him from returning to this city so that we can successfully rescue Uncle Chu?"

"You can say that, but I'm not 100% sure whether Uncle Chu is still alive, and I'm not sure whether Odin will come back to this city in the short term." Xia Mi neither nodded nor shook her head, but narrated calmly, "But I don't deny the possibility that Odin will suddenly appear. If that happens, your situation will be more dangerous, and the probability of success will be even smaller. I think if Odin is not in this city, there is a high probability that he has returned to the North Pole. Combined with the intelligence about the North Pole obtained by the academy, I think Odin is most likely there, so I have to go and confirm it."

"But if you stay in this city with us, wouldn't the chance of success be higher?" Lu Mingfei asked Xia Mi, "If Odin stays in the Arctic and doesn't come back, then of course everyone will be happy. With your help, it will be easier for us to subdue Uncle Chu. If Odin comes back, the situation shouldn't be much worse than if you went to the Arctic, right? Then we can deal with Odin together, which will at least be safer than you taking risks alone, right?"

"It's not as simple as you think." Xia Mi shook her head and said, "I'll just tell you one thing. The Nibelungen in this city is not stable enough, otherwise it wouldn't overlap with the real world so frequently. Many times the people in Nibelungen appear not because Odin is controlling them, but because the Nibelungen is expanding or collapsing. Do you know what will happen if a war between two dragon king-level opponents takes place in such an unstable Nibelungen?"

Lu Mingfei opened his mouth. He had indeed overlooked this point. If two Dragon King-level guys went to war in this city, the consequences would be disastrous. This was not like the time in Japan. That time, the entire Japanese branch and the Eight Snake Families provided cover. But what happened in this city was even carried out by Lu Mingfei and his team in secret from Kassel Academy, so no one helped them cover up. If the unstable Nibelungen could not hold on and the city was affected, no one would help Lu Mingfei and his team this time, and even Xia Mi's identity might be exposed.

"Sorry, I thought too superficially." Lu Mingfei apologized to Xia Mi.

"Brother, I don't mean to blame you." Xia Mi sighed, "This trip to the North Pole is indeed quite dangerous. If I were alone, I might not be able to come back."

Lu Mingfei and Chu Zihang's faces changed. They could tell from Xia Mi's expression that the danger of this trip would be even greater than her two light words... and considering Xia Mi's personality, she said this, so something more complicated and terrifying must have happened than they had guessed.

Chu Zihang frowned slightly at Xia Mi. He subconsciously wanted to ask, since this operation was so dangerous, why didn't she tell him in advance... But everything Xia Mi did was for him. It would be a lie to say that he was not moved. Even if Chu Zihang was dull and slow, he should know that a girl was willing to do this for him and even risk her life for a possibility. What else did he have to question?

"I would rather you tell me about this kind of thing." Chu Zihang said to Xia Mi in the gentlest tone possible.

"Next time...it might be hard to have something like this happen again." Xia Mi said. She thought for a moment and asked, "Where was I just now?"

"You said that you used your amazing abilities to conquer Professor Schneider, squeezed out that senior student, and became one of the executive commissioners of the Arctic mission." Lu Mingfei reminded.

"Brother, what kind of words are you using?" Xia Mi rolled her eyes. "I only showed less than one tenth of my true ability. You humans are just not strong enough. Besides, I didn't squeeze out that senior sister. I just convinced her and let her know that this mission was indeed very dangerous and she might lose her life. Of course, you can also say it was bribery, because when I asked her to recommend me to Professor Schneider, I also promised her certain benefits. Anyway, in general, she gave up the mission on her own, and in the end I succeeded and became the deputy captain of the action team."

"He's already the vice-captain before he's even entered his sophomore year." Lu Mingfei couldn't help but complain. Professor Schneider is really a typical example of someone who believes in strength above all else.

"Anyway, nothing went wrong until we got into the mission." Xia Mi said, "Then, on the eve of the mission, I urgently contacted Nuo...Old Tang."

"It's really urgent." Old Tang got angry when he said this, and his drooping eyebrows lifted up uncontrollably. "Damn, I was eating Guilin rice noodles in Chinatown, and suddenly I was asked to go to Greenland. I didn't even have time to buy a boat ticket, you know. When I received the news from you, the rice noodles went up my nose..."

"I know it's too risky for me to face the King of Sky and Wind alone, so I need a helper, a helper who is strong enough and trustworthy." Xia Mi interrupted Lao Tang and pointed at him, "This guy is a good candidate. He is the only one I can think of. Among the people I know, besides you, Fenrir and Constantine, he is the only one who can participate in a war of Dragon King level. Besides, we are all old acquaintances. With more acquaintances, maybe in the end there won't be a fight, and it's not impossible that it will turn into a reunion game."

"Hey, hey, hey, is it true that no one cares about my feelings?" Old Tang raised his hands and protested loudly, "I came from afar to help for free. I used my own connections to pay for the travel expenses, and I was injured and bruised after the work. No one paid for the lost work time and disability compensation. Even the hospital registration and medicine purchases were all paid by me alone!"

"I understand, I understand. I'll reimburse you. I'll transfer the money to your account for the next few days. I'll pay you three times the amount, including the loss of work, medical expenses, and mental damages." Lu Mingfei decided to use money to shut this guy up. "So you couldn't even buy a boat ticket. How did you get to Greenland in the end?"

"Of course it was smuggling." Old Tang said as a matter of course, "I've been a hunter for so many years, I must know some reliable friends, there are a lot of human smuggling ships from the United States to all over the world, so I asked a familiar friend to buy me a ticket for a human smuggling ship to Greenland. Who knew that he directly helped me find the captain of the human smuggling ship. I hid in the cargo hold, staying with the rotten leather shoes that stinked to death and the engine that smelled of heavy motor oil for four days and five nights. I was almost suffocated, you know?"

"Thank you for your hard work, Old Tang." Lu Mingfei leaned forward and sniffed Old Tang's body. "Isn't it no longer smelly now? So I don't have to double the mental damages for you, right?"

“Go to hell, that’s because I was soaked in the Arctic water for so long, and after I came back I took several baths. If there’s still a smell, it must have seeped into my bones!” Old Tang stretched his neck, widened his eyes, and said to Lu Mingfei, “Don’t even think about shirking your responsibility for mental damages! Give me five times the amount! Ten times the amount!”

“Okay, okay, whatever you ask for, I’ll give you as much as you want.” Lu Mingfei had actually wanted to help Old Tang for a long time.

But this guy still wanted to be a hunter and refused to take his money for no reason. It happened that Old Tang had put in so much effort this time, so Lu Mingfei had a reason to give him more money so that this guy could behave himself for a while.

"Anyway, this guy arrived in Greenland a day and a night later than us. That night, I met him in a bar and I described the general content of the academy's mission to him. Based on this mission, we made some slight modifications. I knew the approximate coordinates of the Nibelungen. Anyway, our destination is the center of the Arctic Circle." Xia Mi said, "That night I talked to him more about the Kassel Academy because my idea was to disguise him as a commissioner who would carry out the mission with me."

"Wait a minute." Lu Mingfei interrupted Xia Mi, "What about the brothers and sisters in the execution department who were originally carrying out this mission with you?"

"I knocked him out." Xia Mi said as a matter of course, "He fell in the hotel. He won't wake up for a while. From the beginning, I didn't intend to let them participate in this mission."

"No, you were drugged?" Lu Mingfei was completely shocked by Xia Mi. "What kind of drug did you use? How long can it last? If you and Old Tang can't come back for a while, those guys will wake up, and you will be exposed, right?"

"It's okay. I paid off the hotel's waiters, and they are drugged at a fixed time every day. This drug was developed by the Equipment Department, and has little side effects on the body. In addition, with their bloodline, there are basically no sequelae except for temporary amnesia." Xia Mi waved her hand and said, "Just in case, I also hired a private detective to keep an eye on the hotel every day. If the senior brothers and sisters really wake up, the private detective I hired will report them to the local police immediately. Their passports and personal documents have been hidden by me in advance, and I have also sent threatening emails to several local wealthy people in a prominent position in the name of one of the seniors. Their fate will be handed over to the embassy by the police. The best result is to be directly deported to the college, and the worst result will delay them for a few days. I think this time should be enough."

"Junior sister, you are really... thoughtful." Lu Mingfei was really impressed by Xia Mi. No matter who you mess with, don't mess with a woman, especially a woman who is powerful and thoughtful.

"Alas, Senior Brother, you know, this is also forced by life. I am a weak woman with such an identity. If I am not more cautious, it will be difficult for me to survive in this world." Xia Mi's drama came out as soon as she said it. "Anyway, this is the situation. In the end, there were only me and Lao Tang. We boarded a giant icebreaker named 'Yamal'."

"'Yamal'?!" Lu Mingfei and Chu Zihang looked at each other, each other's eyes filled with surprise.

Isn't this too much of a coincidence?

"It's the 'yamal'." Xia Mi was stunned, "What's wrong?"

Chapter 1123 The Footprints of History

Xia Mi looked at Lu Mingfei, and then at Chu Zihang. It didn't take intuition to tell anyone with a discerning eye that something was wrong with these two people. Their reactions were a bit too extreme, just when they heard the name of the ship "Yamal".

Lu Mingfei gave Chu Zihang a look, then looked at Xia Mi and said, "We also have something to tell you, but Junior Sister, please finish what you want to say first, otherwise it will make things confusing if you interrupt us."

Xia Mi glanced at Chu Zihang, then looked at Lu Mingfei deeply and nodded.

"The Yamal was an icebreaker belonging to the former Soviet fleet. After it was retired, it was bought by an Argentine businessman about 20 years ago and used as an Arctic sightseeing ship. It was famous for its expensive tickets and luxurious services." Xia Mi said, "But the reason why the Yamal was so popular at that time was that it was actually a mobile giant casino on the sea. Because it is on the high seas, the laws of various countries have extremely limited constraints on it. On the ship, you can experience better and freer services than ordinary casinos. This was the news circulated among the rich at that time. Of course, it is no longer a secret now."

Lu Mingfei just nodded and said nothing. He had already learned the secret about the 'Yamal' from Chu Tianjiao. What Xia Mi described was basically the same as what Chu Tianjiao had said before.

"And there is another point worth noting." Xia Mi said, "The Yamal is the ship that was suspected to have encountered the Nibelung more than 20 years ago. According to legend, witnesses saw traversable icebergs and islands hidden under the sea on the ship. Dozens of people were missing, including tourists, waiters, experienced sailors, and even the captain of the Yamal."

"After what happened more than 20 years ago, governments around the world tried to block the news, but rumors still spread. The crew members who once belonged to the Yamal were controlled by various governments, and the Yamal was reclaimed by the Russian government for multiple crimes such as money laundering, gambling and human trafficking." Xia Mi paused, "This is the first time in many years that the Yamal has been put into use again, and its destination is still the Arctic Circle. It seems like fate."

When Xia Mi paused, she would occasionally look towards Lu Mingfei, but Lu Mingfei never reacted, as if he didn't notice Xia Mi's gaze.

"Since the 'Yamal' has been recovered by the Russian government, how can you convince them to put it into use again?" Chu Zihang spoke and asked Xia Mi.

"This is the arrangement of the academy." Xia Mi explained to Chu Zihang, "When my senior brothers and sisters and I arrived in Greenland, specialists from the Russian and North American branches had already come to contact us. They informed us that when the mission time came, we should go to the port, and the icebreaker named 'Yamal' would come to pick us up."

"I guess the Russian military also has a specialist lurking in the executive department." Lu Mingfei nodded and said, "The academy still has connections and financial resources. A giant icebreaker that was recycled by the government can be lent to them at will."

"As far as I know, the Yamal didn't seem to be borrowed by the academy from the Russian government." Xia Mi corrected, "It should have been purchased."

"Bought it?" Lu Mingfei stared, "Has the school gone crazy? This is not the way to spend money, right?"

"Maybe they think this is a ship that was once related to dragons." Xia Mi said, "You know the style of the secret party. They are not short of money, and they will not let go of anything related to dragons. Those guys will not allow anything that has come into contact with dragons to be in the hands of ordinary people."

"But after so many years, even if there were any clues about dragons on this ship, they should have been thoroughly searched by the Russian government." Chu Zihang added, "We can't get any effective clues about dragons by relying on this icebreaker alone."

"We didn't expect to get anything useful from this ship. We are different from the adventurers who go to the Arctic Circle to try their luck. From the beginning, Lao Tang and I have been targeting Nibelungen, the lair of the King of Sky and Wind." Xia Mi said, "But to be on the safe side, Lao Tang and I still did a simple check of the Yamal. Nothing was left on the ship, including the real captain's room on the eleventh floor."

"That's not right." Old Tang suddenly interrupted Xia Mi, "Didn't we find something in the captain's room? Why didn't you tell Mingming and the others?"

Xia Mi was silent for a while, then looked at Old Tang and asked, "Do you think that's a thing?"

"What do you mean?" Lu Mingfei looked at Xia Mi, "What did you find in the captain's room?"

"It's nothing, just a symbol." Xia Mi gestured in the air twice with her hands. "There are several swastikas hidden behind the bookshelf and in the ceiling of the captain's room. That's the symbol of the German Nei Zun. Maybe the former captain of this ship was a believer in Nei Zun. But we didn't follow up on this information and conduct an in-depth investigation, so I don't think there's any need to talk about it."

"I see." Lu Mingfei nodded. He couldn't help but recall the old guy named Vincent that Chu Tianjiao mentioned.

It seems that Xia Mi and the others entered the room that once belonged to Vincent. That old guy was the real captain of the 'Yamal' and also an active and fanatical remnant of the Necromancer. It was not surprising that there were several Necromancer swastikas engraved in his room. After all, that madman even hid the body of the Führer in his room.

"The academy's preparations this time were actually quite comprehensive. In addition to the Yamal, they also hired several crew members who had once belonged to the Yamal," Xia Mi continued. "Those crew members were originally supposed to be serving sentences in various countries, but in fact, not long after the incident ended, most of them were indeed imprisoned, but they were quickly and secretly released on bail. Because they were all retired special forces soldiers with extensive social circles, certain politicians and high-ranking officials were willing to spend money and use their connections to win them over to their side."

Lu Mingfei nodded silently. This point basically coincided with Chu Tianjiao's description. However, what Lu Mingfei didn't expect was that the academy's network of relationships was more extensive than he imagined. They could actually find several crew members who had once belonged to the 'Yamal' to escort this mission. This also shows how much importance the academy attaches to this mission.

"When the agreed mission time came and we boarded the ship, the original crew of the 'Yamal' curiously asked us why there were only two left when there were supposed to be eight people," said Xia Mi.

"How did you answer them?" Lu Mingfei asked curiously.

"She didn't answer a shit, she pushed me forward and told me to beat them up." Old Tang couldn't help but complain, "I couldn't get over her at the time, so I had to fight her. While I was beating them up, she kept saying that I just had to do my job well, and that no matter how many people there were, I would not reduce their promised compensation by a cent, and that I shouldn't ask questions that I shouldn't ask."

"Isn't that the truth? When did you not see the way that crew member looked at me when he asked me? It was as if he was not asking how many people I had, but whether I was willing to go to his room and have a drink with him." Xia Mi showed a disgusted expression, "What better way to deal with such a person than with a strong fist to shut him up?"

"Those guys..." Lu Mingfei sighed. He didn't know if there were such bad people among the original crew of the 'Yamal'. Although he didn't think these retired special forces were good things, at least Sasha, the brave and loyal Russian man described by Chu Tianjiao, made him feel deeply sorry.

But so many years have passed, and even Chu Tianjiao doesn't know Sasha's current situation, let alone Lu Mingfei, let alone the other crew members... Even if they were once brave and loyal people, so much time has passed. Such a long time is enough to completely corrode a person's spirit, not to mention that most of their former comrades and captains are no longer around.

"Old Tang's intimidation was quite effective. During the few days of sailing, the crew members were very well behaved. They stayed quietly at their posts or in the bar, but rarely went to the deck. Maybe they had sailed for too long and were a little tired of this sea." Xia Mi said, "It took about five days to get from Greenland to the center of the Arctic Circle. The air temperature dropped very quickly. We saw towering icebergs rising from the sea, and there were more and more floating ice on the sea. However, for a behemoth like the 'Yamal', it was not a big obstacle."

"The 'Yamal' is really awesome." Old Tang couldn't help but sigh. Obviously, with his rich experience as a hunter, it was not uncommon for him to have the opportunity to board such a giant ship.

"Five days later, we successfully arrived at the center of the Arctic Circle. During this time, Lao Tang and I tried to negotiate with the crew members to find out the details of what happened more than 20 years ago. These crew members were eyewitnesses, and the information we get from them should be more real and useful." Xia Mi said, "But those guys are very secretive about what happened more than 20 years ago. I don't know if it was because Lao Tang and I were too tough that left a bad impression on them and made them unwilling to cooperate with us, or if the incident more than 20 years ago really left an indelible psychological shadow in their hearts, making them unwilling to mention it until now."

"One night five days later, when Lao Tang and I were standing on the bench gazing at the scenery of the Arctic, a crew member finally came up to us and stood with us. I could see that he was struggling and hesitant, as if he was struggling over whether to talk about something he wanted to forget." Xia Mi said, "Finally he spoke, and his first words were to ask Lao Tang and me if we were people with special 'divine powers'."

"'Divine power'..." Lu Mingfei murmured this word. The same word also appeared in Chu Tianjiao's narration.

"At that time, Old Tang and I looked at each other and roughly knew that the guy was talking about the Word Spirit." Xia Mi continued, "But judging from his appearance, he should not be a half-blood. In fact, he was a witness to the Nibelungen Incident. He knew that it was not surprising that there were people with special abilities in this world, but maybe the silence of Old Tang and I scared him a little. He took the initiative to tell us that more than 20 years ago, a man with 'divine power' had boarded this ship, the 'Yamal'."

Lu Mingfei looked at Chu Zihang again. More than 20 years ago, they were former crew members, and they were men with "supernatural powers"... everything seemed to correspond to Chu Tianjiao's experience.

So many years have passed, Xia Mi and Lao Tang also set foot in the footsteps that Chu Tianjiao once walked, and met the people he met that year... Somehow, the gears of history seemed to have turned to the same node again. Destiny is really a magical thing.

"That crew member told us that on the eve of the incident that happened to the Yamal more than 20 years ago, that magical man was on a killing spree in their casino and was finally invited to the captain's room on the 11th floor. He won a huge sum of 100,000 US dollars from this ship. At that time, 100,000 US dollars could even buy one-tenth of the United States. Even if the entire Yamal was mortgaged, it would not be enough to pay for it." Xia relayed the crew member's words, "He said that he was just a follower under the captain's command and had no authority to know the inside story of the gambling game that year. But later some crew members said that the man really had magical and terrifying powers. He could disappear suddenly like a ghost and appear suddenly like a ghost. When he appeared, he could easily take the life of anyone he wanted to kill."

"The captain's henchman?" Lu Mingfei was stunned and asked subconsciously, "He is Vincent... No, if he is the captain's henchman, how come he has no authority to access what happened back then? Not all sailors are qualified to be the captain's henchman, right?"

"Oh, I also raised doubts about this matter. The explanation he gave was that there were two captains on the 'Yamal', and he was the acting captain's follower. He only knew that the real captain's room was on the eleventh floor, but he had never been there from beginning to end, and he had never seen the appearance of the real captain." Xia Mi explained, "Where was I just now? Oh, yes, the man with 'divine power'. Anyway, that guy may have heard some rumors and spread the word that the man was very evil, but killing someone without anyone knowing is something that many word spirits can do."

Lu Mingfei was actually secretly complaining in his heart. He thought to himself, "Sister, you are the Dragon King, so you must think this is a trivial trick, but the people on the 'Yamal' are all ordinary people. It's not surprising that Chu Tianjiao, who is considered to be the top hybrid among a group of ordinary people, is worshipped as a god."

"In short, that guy knows nothing about the real captain and the man from that year." Xia Mi said, "He only knows that not long after the gambling game ended, they encountered a terrible incident and the two men disappeared from then on."

"Along with the captain and that man, the acting captain and the captain's most experienced and senior sailors also disappeared." Xia Mi said, "Almost all of those people disappeared completely in that incident, as if they had evaporated from the face of the earth."

Chapter 1124 Aurora and Iceberg

"They entered the Nibelungen," Lu Mingfei said in a deep voice, "the Nibelungen hidden under the Arctic Ocean, belonging to the King of Sky and Wind."

Xia Mi looked at Lu Mingfei again, and this time she finally noticed that Lu Mingfei used a declarative tone instead of a question or speculation.

"In short, according to the crew member's description, when the shadow of the island appeared, the people on the ship seemed to be possessed by evil spirits and jumped into the sea like crazy. Among them were even experienced sailors and the mysterious man with 'supernatural powers.'" Xia Mi said, "The last group to jump into the sea were the acting captain of the 'Yamal' at the time, and the crew members with the highest status and the most experience on the ship at that time."

"The crew member said that they were not bewitched by the reflection under the sea, but voluntarily followed the man with 'divine power'. The crew member said that he actually wanted to go with the captain and the first mates, but he didn't have the courage to die, so he backed out at the last minute." Xia Mi said, "He still doesn't know whether he should regret his decision that year, because he is still alive, and he has no idea what happened to those people who jumped into the sea that year, and whether they are dead or alive now."

Lu Mingfei lowered his head and thought, if this crew member knew what happened to his companions, he might be glad. Nibelungen, known as the "Island of Death", must be a hellish experience for ordinary people. Lu Mingfei had no way of knowing whether those crew members who lost their lives there regretted their last moments, but they must have died in despair. Faced with the fear of the unknown, they could only welcome the end of their lives in suffering and pain.

"That's pretty much what the crew member told us on the deck," Xia Mi added. "Then he told us about how he and all the crew members on the ship were arrested after the Yamal returned, how they escaped with the bail of a powerful person, and what happened afterwards."

"He said that after that he worked for a politician for more than ten years, helping him deal with some shady people and things in secret. He witnessed too much evil and the darkness of the world over the years, which made him feel sick and disappointed with the world." Xia Mi said, "The crew member said that for him, the most comfortable days were the experience of sailing with his companions on the 'Yamal'. Although the ship was not very clean, at least he could drink with his companions when he was depressed, and he could see the endless sea at any time. There were always beautiful girls on the ship, and they would be replaced by another group soon after he got tired of them."

"He said he liked wasting his life like this, spending his time on things that didn't require him to think about the meaning. He never thought about how great or brilliant his life would be. Wasting time was never a derogatory term for him." Xia Mi said, "But he can't go back to this kind of life. These memories and those disappeared companions have disappeared from his life. He made a lot of money from that politician, but he squandered it all. Now he has no wife, no children, and no family. He doesn't know what he is living for and feels that his life is a void."

Maybe it's not just this crew member. Many people who have been on the 'Yamal' have the same idea. The happier they were in bed, the more empty their lives became afterwards. They may not be very loyal, but for them, the ship called 'Yamal' once occupied a large part of their lives. Suddenly one day this part was taken away, just like a large piece of blank space was cut away from their lives.

"That crew member told me that when he heard that the Yamal was requisitioned again, he felt very complicated, sad but relieved. They were willing to return to the ship again just to recall the past and find the feeling of the past, at least that's what he thought." Xia Mi said, "And some people don't want to come back because they are escaping, not because they think that being a sailor on this ship is boring, but because they cherish that time too much, so they decide to forget it, because no matter how they recall it, they can never go back to the past."

"He sounds like a nice guy." Lu Mingfei nodded and said, "At least he's quite honest. At least he's not the same type of person as that bad guy who tried to hit on you when you first boarded the ship."

"Oh, this crew member is the guy who wanted to chat with me at the beginning." Xia Mi tilted her head and said, "Didn't I tell you?"

"No... Shit!" Lu Mingfei said angrily, changing his words. "No wonder this guy is so attentive, because he thinks that Junior Sister and Old Tang are the same person as the man with 'supernatural power' more than 20 years ago, so he doesn't dare to offend you, otherwise he is afraid that he will die in an ugly way."

"Maybe." Xia Mi shrugged. "Anyway, the first thing he said when he found us was to apologize to me. His attitude was pretty good. After that, he took the initiative to tell us about what happened that year. I was too lazy to argue with him about those little things when we first got on the ship."

"I think there is another possibility." Chu Zihang suddenly spoke up, "Maybe it's because these things have been suppressed in the crew's heart for many years. Apart from his former companions on the same ship, he couldn't find anyone to talk to. Because other people have never experienced such supernatural events, nor have they experienced the pain of losing their companions, so they can't understand them."

"But you are different. Your identities are very special." Chu Zihang said to Xia Mi and Lao Tang, "In the eyes of that crew member, you are a special group of people with abilities similar to that man back then. Moreover, you have requisitioned the Yamal, and your goal is also the legendary Island of Death. Not only did you remind him of the past, he might even think it's possible to use you as a rope to find out the truth of more than 20 years ago."

After Xia Mi was silent for a while, she nodded to Chu Zihang and said, "I think what you said makes more sense."

"It shouldn't matter whether that guy's intentions are pure or not." Lu Mingfei also whispered, "Even if he wants to use Junior Sister and Old Tang to some extent, he can't pose any threat to you."

"That guy is certainly not a threat, but..." Having said this, Xia Mi suddenly paused.